Blood
Grouping Automation
HTZ supply a range of automated
blood grouping systems designed for hospital blood banks and blood
transfusion/donor centres. These systems incorporate well proven technology
throughout and are in use in laboratories all over the world
All our blood grouping systems
incorporate a high level of security of operation yet remain "open" to different
reagents to ensure the laboratory retains maximum flexibility in choice of
reagents thereby retaining full control over costs and quality.
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QASAR
IV
The Qasar IV is a
high-capacity, semi-automated blood grouping system designed to process batches
of up to 96 samples at a time. It is suitable for the larger hospital blood bank
and donor centres.
Applications include:
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Modular Design
The
Qasar IV working platform is of modular construction and
can be configured to suit the individual laboratory's
requirements. The working platform has a total of 4
module locations, each of which can accommodate a module
with a capacity for either 3 microplates or 16 gel
cards. The total capacity is therefore 64 gel cards, or
12 plates or a mixture of both.
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Choice of Reagents
The
Qasar IV allows you to chose which reagent system to
use. A range of different card modules is available to
match your current reagent requirements (Diamed, Ortho,
Sanquin etc) and additional modules can be purchased
should these change in the future.
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Security and Safety
The
Qasar IV incorporates fully automated identification of
samples, reagents, microplates and cards. Reagent lot
numbers are checked against predefined criteria and
processing commences. An active security shield provides
additional protection against identification errors. If
the shield is lifted during processing, the instrument
stops and all components are automatically re-identified
before processing commences.
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Proven Technology
The Qasar IV is based on
the reliable and well-proven Guardian robotic platform
and which offers the highest levels of performance in
both pipetting accuracy and processing speed.
The
Qasar IV forms part of a complete system when used in
conjunction with the Duet reader. This instrument
captures images of both microplates and cards,
interpreting the results using "Aurora" software. All
data from the Qasar IV is securely linked with the data
obtained by the Duet itself.
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